Daphne Dorman
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Daphne Dorman | |
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Born | April 30, 1975 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | October 11, 2019 San Francisco, California, U.S. | (aged 44)
Medium | Stand-up comedy, film |
Subject(s) | Sexuality, LGBT |
Children | Naia Dorman[1] |
Daphne Dorman was an American transgender comedian, actress, and engineer. Best known for her work with comedian Dave Chappelle, she died by suicide on October 11, 2019, in San Francisco. Daphne was mentioned by Chappelle in his latest comedy special The Closer. Dorman was survived by her daughter Naia Dorman.[1][2][3][4][5]
References[]
- ^ a b Russian, Ale. "Transgender Comedian Daphne Dorman Dies at 44, Weeks After Shoutout from Dave Chappelle". People. Archived from the original on 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Gay, Roxane (2021-10-13). "Dave Chappelle's Brittle Ego". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Roundtree, Cheyenne (2021-10-07). "Dave Chappelle Backed by Family of Late Transgender Comic Daphne Dorman". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Page, Clarence. "Dave Chappelle's pushback against cancel culture chills the joke". The Tribune-Democrat. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Deggans, Eric. "For Dave Chappelle, punchlines are dares. His new special, 'The Closer,' goes too far". NPR. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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- American comedians
- 1975 births
- 2019 deaths
- American actresses
- Actresses from Pennsylvania
- American film actresses
- LGBT actors from the United States
- LGBT people from Pennsylvania
- Transgender and transsexual actresses
- LGBT stubs